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Big Giant Head - This sci-fi comedy 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN/NBC/1996-2001 told the tale of four aliens who posed incognito as humans to observe the people and customs of Earth. They reported back their findings to a never seen but often spoken about character known as "The Big Giant Head" who was first mentioned on episode #8 "Body & Soul Dick." This mysterious galactic overlord was both respected and feared by the visiting aliens, (a.k.a. "the Solomon Family") headed by Dick Solomon, (John Lithgow), a Physic Professor at a nearby college. Harry Solomon (French Stewart) is the groups conduit for communicating with the Big Giant Head. In later episodes, the Big Giant Head visited Earth and took the form of William Shatner (of Star Trek fame).

Captain Picard's Eye's - On the episode "Unification I" (11/8/91) on the sci-fi series STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/SYN/1987-94 Captain Jean Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) traveled to the Planet Romulus in search of Ambassador Spock (Leonard Nimoy). To blend into the alien society, he was fitted with prosthetic facial and body parts. While scanning his face, Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) remarked "Your right eye is .004 higher than your left." Picard responded, "Nobody's perfect." 

Chinzo - During an interview segment of THE TONIGHT SHOW (3/31/98) the jut-jawed Jay Leno revealed that in school the kids nicknamed him "Chinzo." His guest Denise Richards (Wild Things, 1998) informed Jay that she was called "Fishlips" in high school. 

Chipmunk Cheeks - The nickname of Alfred Delvecchio (Al Molinaro) owner of Arnold's Drive-In, a burger joint near Milwaukee's Jefferson High School on the sitcom HAPPY DAYS/ABC/1974-84. He was given the nickname "Chipmunk Cheeks" by his soldiers buddies when he served in the Army.   

Face - One of four soldiers-of-fortunes on the adventure THE A-TEAM/NBC/1983-87 on the run from the US Army for a crime they did not commit. Dirk Benedict starred as Lt. Templeton Peck (a.k.a. "Face" - short for "Faceman"), a handsome con-artist who could talk his way out of just about any situation. According to his fellow AWOL buddies "Who couldn't believe that face." 

Face, The - Occasionally during episodes of the private detective drama THE NEW MIKE HAMMER/CBS/1984-87, gumshoe Mike Hammer (Stacy Keach) would gaze across a crowded room or a busy street and see a seductive brunette female known only as "The Face" who popped into frame and just as quickly popped out again, much to the chagrin of Mike Hammer who was dying to meet her. The general public was also kept in the dark as to her identity until her credit line appeared on an episode of ABC's PERFECT STRANGERS. It revealed that "The Face" was model actress Donna Denton. Finally after three years of just glimpses Mike Hammer got to meet the mysterious woman in the spring 1987 episode entitled "A Face in the Dark." It turned out that "The Face" was a writer named Laura who penned a series of successful detective novels published by Bartlett Publishers. Her primary character Nick Steele was based on Mike Hammer. Each time she had eluded Mike Hammer, she had been doing research on her character. When Mike finally caught up with this vision of loveliness, more than just words passed between the two of them. But as quickly as Laura came into Mike's life, she just as quickly disappeared through a pair of French doors, leaving Mike to wander the streets and wonder if he'd ever see her again. When THE NEW ADVENTURES OF MIKE HAMMER/SYN/1996-97 debuted actress Rebecca Chaney continued the role of  The Face. TRIVIA NOTE: Anita Colby, the nation's first Supermodel was also known as the "Face." She was the first model to make $100 an hour and appeared on the cover of Time and 14 other magazines in one month in 1945. She was the hostess of PEPSI-COLA PLAYHOUSE in 1954. Colby died on March 27, 1992 of lung disease at her home in Oyster Bay, NY at the age of 77. "The Face" was also the name of a Edwardian criminal (Peter Ducrow) now living in modern London (via suspended animation) who battled his nemesis Adam Llewellyn de Vere Adamant (Gerald Harper) on the British series ADAM ADAMANT LIVES!/BBC/1966-67.        

Ferg-face - What 14-year-old Clarissa Darling (Melissa Joan Hart) called her scheming dweeb of a younger brother, Ferguson W. Darling (Jason Zimbler) on the sitcom CLARISSA EXPLAINS IT ALL/NIK/1991-94. Clarissa said Ferguson was a "burr on my butt since I was born" and referred to Ferg-Face as a "dork-headed creep they should grind up for puppy puke." 

Ferret-face - The insulting but quite appropriate nickname for Major Frank Burns (Larry Linville), a weasel of an army surgeon on the military comedy M*A*S*H/CBS/1972-83. Frank was married but that didn't keep him from fooling around with nurse Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan (Loretta Swit) who was stationed at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. Frank always quoted chapter and verse from the Army manual and questioned everyone's patriotism when they didn't do things by the book. When Margaret Houlihan got married later in the series, Frank went bonkers with jealousy, as well as AWOL. While drunk in Seoul, he accosted a General and his wife in a bathhouse and was placed on psychiatric observation. Back at the 4077th, Captain Hawkeye Pierce toasted his departure with a simple "Goodbye, Ferret Face." Frank was also called the "Lipless Wonder."  See also -"Hot Lips" 

Fishface  See - "Muffin"

Fishlips  See "Chinzo"  

Fox Mulder's Eyes - FBI agent Fox "Spooky" Mulder (David Duchovny) on the fantasy drama THE X-FILES/FOX/1993-2002 was red-green color blind. This malady saved his life on episode No.71 "Wetwired" when Mulder and Scully (Gillian Anderson) discovered a conspiracy involving mind control through doctored cable TV signals that motivated viewers to murder by turning their anxieties into psychosis. While Mulder's partner Scully saw bizarre hallucinations, Mulder's visual limitation prevented him from experiencing any paranoia created by the sinister video plot. 

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